Tag: Jobstown

‘Social conscience’ schoolboy pleads not guilty to an imprisonment charge

‘Social conscience’ schoolboy pleads not guilty to an imprisonment charge

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By Tom TuiteAN award-winning 17-year-old honours schoolboy with a “social conscience” has pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment of Tánaiste Joan Burton ...

Rubbish-filled caravan abandoned at end of Dromcarra estate cul-de-sac

Rubbish-filled caravan abandoned at end of Dromcarra estate cul-de-sac

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By Laura LyneRESIDENTS of the Dromcarra housing estate in Jobstown have seen their road treated like a dump after a caravan filled ...

Doodle4Google finalist is looking for support in bid to help St Thomas’s school win €10k grant

Doodle4Google finalist is looking for support in bid to help St Thomas’s school win €10k grant

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By Mary DennehyA SIXTH class student from Jobstown is looking for the community’s votes in landing a €10,000 technology grant for her ...

Armed raids putting businesses in jeopardy and staff at high risk

Armed raids putting businesses in jeopardy and staff at high risk

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By Mary DennehyARMED raids on local shops are destroying community-based business, with one Tallaght convenience store, which was hit seven times in ...

Paying tribute to the Golden coach

Paying tribute to the Golden coach

Sport

By Stephen LeonardTHE Echo 2015 Sports Awards Gala was an emotional occasion for the Hyland family who were in attendance to pick ...

An Cosán and its graduates celebrate their achievements

An Cosán and its graduates celebrate their achievements

Arts & Culture

By Mary DennehyONE WEEK after being presented with the Community Award at this year’s Tallaght Person of the Year, An Cosán continued ...

Pregnant mother and her six children forced out by bank

Pregnant mother and her six children forced out by bank

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By Laura LyneA MOTHER of six children who is currently pregnant with her seventh child has said that her family has “nowhere ...

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

The Swan Centre spreads its wings

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By Mary DennehyA UNIQUE family support centre in Tallaght, which has more than 1,000 people on its books, has after 15 years ...

Community fundraiser establishes his own event management firm

Community fundraiser establishes his own event management firm

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By Mary DennehyWELL-known community volunteer and avid fundraiser James Lumumba has established his own event management company, with the Jobstown entrepreneur offering ...

Remembering the loss  of your ‘little angel’ with a light in the sky

Remembering the loss of your ‘little angel’ with a light in the sky

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By Mary DennehyTHE Tallaght skyline will be lit bright with hundreds of Chinese lanterns this Saturday in remembrance of babies lost in ...